Gail Reid is a Bristol-based artist presenting contemporary ideas with traditional media.

The Windmills Of My Mind (studio blog)

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Society of Women Artists exhibition
Society of Women Artists exhibition
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“But I LIKE seeing pretty women”
“But I LIKE seeing pretty women”

Why is the “male gaze” a negative description, when it’s human nature for at least half the population to enjoy looking at attractive women?

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Portrait Artist Of The Year 2023

“Thank you for a terrific day, and a fabulous portrait... I love the finished piece, and obviously on the day the right person won”
— Jay Rayner
“Gail opens up another angle in portraiture. She can conjour up character and personality. That’s where she finds likeness. We’ve never seen that before.”
— Tai Shan Sheirenberg

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Meet me behind the bike shed glossy veneer of this website. Social media is an extension of my studio - a showcase and a playground.

Please see my accounts on your favourite platforms using the links below. You will find me demonstrating, sketching, and occasionally actually finishing stuff.

Brilliant set of standing poses by @_belinda_jane with @sarareevedraws keeping us engaged and on time (5x1 minute, 5x3 minute, plus final 30 minute)for @draw_brighton online life drawing. Find them on Patreon, there are 2 more sessions today, with a
Sketches in 5,10,10,15,15 minutes respectively. Brilliant poses by Emma - c/o @rwabristol drawing / portrait club - great format facilitated by @giulianaterranartist and @laurence.kell : 2 hours (with breaks) dotting freely between portrait and figur
Wonderful to meet and draw @isadoraartmodel at @rwabristol yesterday. The RWA is a beautiful setting for life drawing, facilitated by the talented @laurence.kell , in amongst the excellent 'Works On Paper' exhibition. This is the RWA Drawing School u
Been on an unscheduled journey with this birthing mother today. It all started with the quilt, so I moved her foot, which meant I could include a bit of the slumped man's legs. Then I cooled and lightened the background hills, tracked that along behi